Avinash Singh Rathore, better known by his codename Tiger, is a fictional Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) agent appearing in the Tiger film series and other films of the YRF Spy Universe, an Indian cinematic universe.

Tiger also made a brief appearance in Pathaan (2023), another film in the universe.

[4][5][6] Tiger was born on 29 December 1968 in Chambal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

However, he remains loyal to India and occasionally goes on missions to save his country from threats.

[9][10] The family of Ravindra Kaushik, an Indian R&AW agent nicknamed "Black Tiger", claimed that the story of the film Ek Tha Tiger was based on his life and asked for credits in the film titles.